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In January 2025, the Montreal-based retailer Frank and Oak filed for creditor protection for the second time in recent years. A company statement said it was to protect employees, assets and operations from creditor claims while exploring options to restructure. 鈥淭he brand is not standing out in an environment where other brands have done well,鈥� said Bensadoun School of Retail Management Executive Director Charles de Brabant in an interview with the Montreal Gazette.

The days of the CEO as the sole person making all the calls are behind us, writes Professor Karl Moore in Forbes.com. Modern leaders face a world that is volatile, unpredictable, complex and ambiguous, requiring a shift in the way we think about leadership. No one leader can anticipate every twist and turn. Instead, CEOs must tap into their teams鈥� collective intelligence to build resilience.

The holidays are a time for celebration, but higher levels of consumption also cause pollution. 鈥淥ur busy, materialistic lives are not well aligned with climate objectives, and during the holidays, it鈥檚 even worse,鈥� says Ghina El Haffar, a postdoctoral researcher at McGill Desautels Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics. 鈥淲e forget our convictions and that heightens pressure on the environment.鈥� But making incremental improvements is straightforward enough. 鈥淚t doesn鈥檛 need to be that complicated,鈥� El Hafffar told Le Franco.

In baseball, data is of paramount importance. Since graduating from the Master of Management Analytics program, Sam Greene (MMA鈥�21) has been applying the analytical skills he developed at McGill Desautels as a researcher with the Toronto Blue Jays Major League Baseball club. In 2025, Greene will be even closer to the action as he takes on a new position as Assistant Pitching Coach for the team.

After a sudden shift to remote work in 2020, federal public servants have been required to be on site for 60 per cent of their working days since September 2024. Productivity was among its reasons for introducing the requirement, but that鈥檚 misguided, according to Jean-Nicolas Reyt, Associate Professor of Management at McGill Desautels.

Canadian pension funds have a mandate to deliver steady pension payments to millions of plan members, writes Professor Sebastien Betermier in Benefits Canada. But that鈥檚 easier said than done, and the most cost-efficient way to deliver is by investing in a globally diversified portfolio tilted toward strategic assets. This type of asset, however, isn鈥檛 available in Canada, so pension funds look for them elsewhere.

In 2022, Quebec鈥檚 so-called 鈥榳elcome tax鈥� generated more than $1.4 billion for municipalities, with Montreal alone pulling in more than $410 million. Though it sounds like a penalty for new arrivals, its name is actually derived from former Quebec cabinet member Jean Bienvenue, who tabled the bill proposing the tax; Bienvenue鈥檚 surname translates into English as 鈥榳elcome鈥�. These municipal-level real estate transfer taxes can range from a few thousand to tens of thousands of dollars, and property buyers must pay within 30 days of closing their purchase.